Today I read an article about what rapists look for when choosing a victim and what kinds of things will scare them off. The article sighted such things as long hair, hair up in a ponytail or bun, easy to remove clothes, and women who are distracted on their phones or looking through their purse…
Shame
This Is Me
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month; I thought it would be fitting to end it by sharing some of my story with all of you and why it’s so important to me to share my journey. Why It’s So Important To Me One thing all survivors have in common is that we all feel as…
Psychiatrist
A Psychiatrist you say… Hearing the Physician’s Assistant (PA) tell me she thinks it would be better for me to see a psychiatrist to help me find an antidepressant that would work better for me, was a bit hard to digest. I wasn’t really surprised to hear her suggest a psychiatrist. In fact, I figured…
Sleep Do You Love Me or Do You Love Me Not?
I have such a love hate relationship with sleep. I’m constantly feeling tired or fatigued all day long. During the day, on most days, I’d love for nothing more than a nap. With an almost 3 year old at home who doesn’t care to nap; getting a nap in doesn’t happen too much. Then the…
A Trigger Of The Senses
Our bodies are more than just some abstract form void of our senses. Sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell are all part of our bodies and affected by traumatic experiences; sometimes people forget that. Sometimes we forget how our senses are affected until our bodies remind us. Not all triggers are avoidable. For the last…